Report: Josh Koscheck Scheduled for UFC Fight Night 10

The Ultimate Fighter season one cast member and rising UFC welterweight contender Josh Koscheck (8-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will fight on the UFC Fight Night 10 card on April 5, according to MMAWeekly.com.

Koscheck has been one of the busiest fighters to come out of the UFC’s reality series. Despite losing to eventual champion Diego Sanchez in the show’s quarterfinals, Koscheck has been a fixture in the UFC, fighting seven times in the past 21 months, and now finds himself among the organization’s top-ranked welterweights.

Although still criticized by many fans for a supposed “lay-and-pray” style of fighting, the former NCAA Division 1 national champion has become a well-rounded fighter who displayed remarkable striking in his wins over Jonathan Goulet at UFC Fight Night 6 and Jeff Joslin at UFC Fight Night 7.

Koscheck, in fact, would still be an undefeated fighter if he hadn’t been caught with a freak knee to the head (and subsequent rear-naked choke) delivered by Drew Fickett at UFC Fight Night 2. Fickett delivered the blow with less than 30 seconds remaining in the fight — one in which Koscheck otherwise dominated.

Although Koscheck has beaten a wide range of fighers since joining the UFC — Chris Sanford, Pete Spratt, Ansar Chalangov, Dave Menne, Goulet and Joslin — many (including myself) feel it’s time for a step up in competition. Karo Parisyan, Matt Hughes, Sanchez and even UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre have all been mentioned, but given their pending bouts, it looks as though Koscheck will again face an opponent not considered to be among the division’s top five.

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